Curtain-fixture.



o. 827,151. BATEN'IED JULY a1, 1906. E. P. HENDERSON.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23,1905.

EDWIN HENnERso v, or w sT jALLIs, Wisconsin; CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 23, 1906. Serial No. 279,835.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN F. HENDERSON,

a citizen of theUnited States, residing at West Allis, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful (lurtain Fixture, of which the followefficient ing is a specification,

The invention relates to improvements in curtain-fixtures.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of curtain-fixtures and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and

plied to an ordinary curtain-shade and capable of preventing the same from being torn, soiled, rumpled, or otherwise injured at the bottom and of thereby greatly increasing the life of a curtain.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character adapted to enable a curtain or. window shade to be quickly secured to awindow Without the use of brackets or similar devices and capable of ready adjustment to fit Window-shades of different widths.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a window provided with a curtain or shade fixture constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation, partly in section, showing the device applied to the curtain or shade. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the adjustable sections or members. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner of securing the sections in their adjustment.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawmgs.

1 designates a window-shade having its stick 2at the top and secured by screws 3 or,

other suitable fastening devices to the top of a window 4. The fastening devices pierce the stick of the window-shade, which is adapted to be quickly secured to the window withdevice adapted to be readily ap-' 10 and 11 telescope.

with a circular aperture formin out the use of brackets or similar means usuallyemployed for this purpose. The springactuated shade-roller is arranged at the bottom of the WllldOW-Sllfiid and is connected with a substantially U-shaped curtain-fix 10 and 11 and a central tubular connecting member 12, into which the rods or'members members maybe round or any other shape in cross-section, and the central tubular member is provided at its ends with set-screws 13, mounted in threaded perforations of the cen tral tubular member and engaging the inner portions of the side rods or members. The central adjusting device formed by the tubular member 12 and the set-screws is adapted to secure the side rods or members at any adjustment."

The arm 5 is preferably formed by bending the end of the rod upward and is provided a bearingopening for the round ournal 7 o the springactuated shade-roller. ,The other arm 6, which is formed in a similar manner, is provided with a rectangular opening 14 for the reception of the journal 8, which is connected with the spring of the shade-roller. The curtain-fixture is adapted to'be readily a plied to and removed from the window-shad; and when applied to the same is securely held in its adjustment and will not become accidentally disconnected from the shade.

The curtain-fixture is provided with a central depending handle 15, consisting of a short piece spaced from the central tubular member 12 and connected with the same by links 16. Any other suitable handle may-be provided, .as will be readily understood. The

weight of the curtain-fixture and the roll of window-shade will maintain the latter per-' The side and central come soiled, and the life of a window-shade is greatly increased.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by ing the rods to vary the length of the curtainfiXture, adjusting means located at the ends of the tubular member and engaging the rods for rigidly securing the latter in their adjustment, and a central handle also connected with the tubular member and located between the said adjusting means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN F. HENDERSON.

Witnesses:

O. R. TOWER, H. T. W. 000K. 

